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Last update: 20:35 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Sunday, Mar 01

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
123° ESE
16 kts
max 22 kts
99%
3.76 mm
26° C
1006 hpa
101° E
0.8 m
6 s
2.1 m
04h
125° SE
15 kts
max 21 kts
97%
3.18 mm
26° C
1005 hpa
101° E
0.8 m
6 s
03:22
0.6 m
07h
120° ESE
15 kts
max 20 kts
57%
0.97 mm
26° C
1006 hpa
100° E
0.8 m
6 s
4.0 m
10h
117° ESE
16 kts
max 20 kts
12%
1.59 mm
27° C
1006 hpa
98° E
0.8 m
6 s
09:42
6.3 m
13h
119° ESE
16 kts
max 19 kts
15%
1.23 mm
28° C
1005 hpa
97° E
0.8 m
6 s
3.3 m
16h
122° ESE
17 kts
max 21 kts
35%
1.1 mm
27° C
1004 hpa
98° E
0.8 m
6 s
16:05
0.4 m
19h
125° SE
17 kts
max 22 kts
40%
26° C
1006 hpa
99° E
0.8 m
6 s
2.7 m
22h
130° SE
16 kts
max 22 kts
41%
0.91 mm
26° C
1007 hpa
100° E
0.8 m
6 s
22:03
5.3 m

Monday, Mar 02

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
127° SE
16 kts
max 22 kts
30%
0.6 mm
26° C
1006 hpa
98° E
0.8 m
6 s
3.0 m
04h
130° SE
16 kts
max 21 kts
57%
0.48 mm
26° C
1005 hpa
96° E
0.8 m
6 s
04:03
0.4 m
07h
118° ESE
15 kts
max 20 kts
38%
26° C
1007 hpa
94° E
0.8 m
6 s
3.0 m
10h
107° ESE
16 kts
max 18 kts
19%
0.49 mm
27° C
1008 hpa
92° E
0.7 m
6 s
10:21
6.3 m
13h
121° ESE
14 kts
max 17 kts
5%
28° C
1006 hpa
90° E
0.7 m
6 s
4.1 m
16h
124° SE
13 kts
max 16 kts
43%
27° C
1005 hpa
92° E
0.7 m
6 s
16:41
0.4 m
19h
118° ESE
14 kts
max 19 kts
0%
0.6 mm
26° C
1006 hpa
96° E
0.7 m
5 s
2.0 m
22h
123° ESE
14 kts
max 17 kts
14%
25° C
1007 hpa
98° E
0.8 m
5 s
22:39
5.4 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Tuesday, Mar 03

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
118° ESE
13 kts
max 16 kts
61%
1.18 mm
25° C
1006 hpa
97° E
0.8 m
6 s
3.8 m
04h
129° SE
16 kts
max 21 kts
99%
1.39 mm
25° C
1006 hpa
96° E
0.8 m
6 s
04:42
0.4 m
07h
123° ESE
15 kts
max 20 kts
99%
0.56 mm
26° C
1007 hpa
96° E
0.8 m
6 s
2.1 m
10h
124° SE
16 kts
max 20 kts
61%
0.88 mm
27° C
1008 hpa
94° E
0.8 m
6 s
10:56
6.2 m
13h
119° ESE
16 kts
max 19 kts
66%
0.86 mm
27° C
1007 hpa
92° E
0.8 m
6 s
4.8 m
16h
121° ESE
17 kts
max 20 kts
13%
0.66 mm
27° C
1006 hpa
92° E
0.8 m
6 s
17:13
0.4 m
19h
124° SE
15 kts
max 19 kts
99%
26° C
1007 hpa
94° E
0.8 m
6 s
1.4 m
22h
122° ESE
15 kts
max 20 kts
89%
26° C
1008 hpa
96° E
0.8 m
6 s
23:14
5.4 m

Wednesday, Mar 04

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
117° ESE
14 kts
max 19 kts
67%
0.66 mm
25° C
1007 hpa
94° E
0.8 m
6 s
4.5 m
04h
121° ESE
14 kts
max 17 kts
97%
25° C
1006 hpa
92° E
0.8 m
6 s
05:17
0.6 m
07h
123° ESE
14 kts
max 19 kts
84%
25° C
1007 hpa
91° E
0.8 m
6 s
1.5 m
10h
113° ESE
17 kts
max 22 kts
99%
1.67 mm
26° C
1008 hpa
91° E
0.8 m
6 s
11:28
5.9 m
13h
114° ESE
16 kts
max 19 kts
99%
28° C
1007 hpa
93° E
0.8 m
6 s
5.2 m
16h
125° SE
17 kts
max 23 kts
99%
27° C
1005 hpa
95° E
0.8 m
6 s
1.6 m
19h
130° SE
18 kts
max 24 kts
99%
26° C
1006 hpa
97° E
0.8 m
6 s
17:44
0.6 m
22h
129° SE
16 kts
max 22 kts
91%
0.84 mm
25° C
1007 hpa
97° E
0.8 m
6 s
4.4 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Thursday, Mar 05

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
121° ESE
16 kts
max 23 kts
99%
1.2 mm
26° C
1005 hpa
96° E
0.8 m
6 s
23:47
5.4 m
04h
130° SE
16 kts
max 22 kts
99%
25° C
1004 hpa
96° E
0.8 m
7 s
1.9 m
07h
132° SE
17 kts
max 23 kts
69%
25° C
1005 hpa
97° E
0.8 m
6 s
05:51
0.8 m
10h
128° SE
18 kts
max 23 kts
6%
0.91 mm
27° C
1005 hpa
98° E
0.8 m
6 s
4.4 m
13h
133° SE
18 kts
max 21 kts
9%
28° C
1004 hpa
98° E
0.8 m
6 s
11:59
5.5 m
16h
129° SE
17 kts
max 24 kts
62%
28° C
1001 hpa
96° E
0.8 m
7 s
2.2 m
19h
135° SE
16 kts
max 22 kts
99%
27° C
1003 hpa
95° E
0.8 m
7 s
18:12
0.8 m
22h
152° SSE
16 kts
max 25 kts
94%
0.64 mm
26° C
1003 hpa
93° E
0.8 m
7 s
3.8 m

Friday, Mar 06

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
162° SSE
18 kts
max 28 kts
92%
26° C
1001 hpa
91° E
0.8 m
7 s
00:19
5.2 m
04h
158° SSE
18 kts
max 27 kts
99%
26° C
999 hpa
90° E
0.7 m
8 s
2.6 m
07h
162° SSE
16 kts
max 24 kts
99%
26° C
1000 hpa
90° E
0.7 m
8 s
06:24
1.2 m
10h
160° SSE
14 kts
max 21 kts
99%
27° C
1000 hpa
87° E
0.7 m
8 s
3.6 m
13h
134° SE
12 kts
max 16 kts
91%
0.74 mm
27° C
998 hpa
78° ENE
0.7 m
8 s
12:27
5.1 m
16h
56° NE
11 kts
max 16 kts
99%
2.45 mm
27° C
997 hpa
73° ENE
0.7 m
9 s
2.8 m
19h
78° ENE
13 kts
max 21 kts
98%
2.6 mm
27° C
998 hpa
72° ENE
0.7 m
9 s
18:40
1.1 m
22h
88° E
16 kts
max 24 kts
99%
3.06 mm
27° C
998 hpa
74° ENE
0.6 m
9 s
3.2 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Saturday, Mar 07

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
80° E
23 kts
max 33 kts
99%
3.68 mm
27° C
996 hpa
71° ENE
0.6 m
9 s
00:50
4.9 m
04h
48° NE
22 kts
max 34 kts
99%
19.12 mm
27° C
996 hpa
70° ENE
0.6 m
9 s
3.2 m
07h
39° NE
23 kts
max 32 kts
99%
3.4 mm
27° C
996 hpa
71° ENE
0.6 m
9 s
06:57
1.6 m
10h
24° NNE
22 kts
max 30 kts
99%
6.54 mm
27° C
997 hpa
68° ENE
0.6 m
9 s
3.1 m
13h
16° NNE
22 kts
max 31 kts
99%
9.32 mm
27° C
996 hpa
70° ENE
0.6 m
9 s
12:55
4.6 m
16h
9° N
21 kts
max 30 kts
99%
3.09 mm
27° C
994 hpa
67° ENE
0.6 m
9 s
3.1 m
19h
0° N
20 kts
max 30 kts
99%
1.5 mm
27° C
995 hpa
63° ENE
0.6 m
9 s
19:07
1.4 m
22h
358° N
22 kts
max 31 kts
99%
1.15 mm
27° C
996 hpa
67° ENE
0.5 m
9 s
2.8 m

Sunday, Mar 08

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
353° N
21 kts
max 30 kts
93%
1.67 mm
27° C
994 hpa
64° ENE
0.5 m
9 s
01:24
4.7 m
04h
343° NNW
19 kts
max 28 kts
44%
1.52 mm
27° C
993 hpa
64° ENE
0.5 m
8 s
3.7 m
07h
332° NNW
20 kts
max 29 kts
99%
0.83 mm
26° C
994 hpa
59° ENE
0.5 m
8 s
07:32
2.0 m
10h
318° NW
18 kts
max 28 kts
99%
0.46 mm
26° C
995 hpa
55° NE
0.5 m
8 s
2.8 m
13h
295° WNW
15 kts
max 27 kts
99%
26° C
994 hpa
59° ENE
0.5 m
8 s
13:23
4.2 m
16h
268° W
12 kts
max 23 kts
99%
0.43 mm
26° C
994 hpa
49° NE
0.5 m
8 s
3.2 m
19h
271° W
9 kts
max 18 kts
70%
26° C
997 hpa
61° ENE
0.5 m
8 s
19:37
1.7 m
22h
259° W
10 kts
max 17 kts
99%
26° C
998 hpa
61° ENE
0.5 m
8 s
2.5 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Monday, Mar 09

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
261° W
9 kts
max 15 kts
63%
25° C
997 hpa
67° ENE
0.5 m
8 s
02:04
4.4 m
04h
235° SW
6 kts
max 12 kts
92%
25° C
997 hpa
59° ENE
0.4 m
7 s
3.9 m
07h
254° WSW
6 kts
max 9 kts
23%
25° C
999 hpa
55° NE
0.4 m
7 s
08:14
2.4 m
10h
218° SW
5 kts
max 8 kts
64%
28° C
1000 hpa
53° NE
0.4 m
7 s
2.7 m
13h
167° SSE
5 kts
max 8 kts
69%
29° C
998 hpa
51° NE
0.4 m
7 s
13:57
3.7 m
16h
165° SSE
5 kts
max 10 kts
68%
29° C
997 hpa
60° ENE
0.4 m
7 s
3.3 m
19h
198° SSW
7 kts
max 10 kts
51%
26° C
1000 hpa
70° ENE
0.4 m
7 s
20:12
2.0 m
22h
195° SSW
6 kts
max 8 kts
51%
25° C
1002 hpa
67° ENE
0.4 m
7 s
2.4 m

Tuesday, Mar 10

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
177° S
7 kts
max 8 kts
56%
25° C
1001 hpa
72° ENE
0.4 m
7 s
3.6 m
04h
181° S
4 kts
max 5 kts
84%
25° C
1000 hpa
70° ENE
0.4 m
7 s
02:56
4.1 m
07h
178° S
5 kts
max 6 kts
99%
25° C
1003 hpa
59° ENE
0.3 m
7 s
3.2 m
10h
144° SE
6 kts
max 6 kts
83%
27° C
1004 hpa
60° ENE
0.3 m
7 s
09:16
2.7 m
13h
97° E
7 kts
max 7 kts
99%
0.56 mm
27° C
1002 hpa
61° ENE
0.3 m
6 s
3.1 m
16h
58° ENE
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
1.45 mm
26° C
1001 hpa
61° ENE
0.4 m
6 s
14:45
3.4 m
19h
59° ENE
1 kts
max 1 kts
99%
26° C
1003 hpa
66° ENE
0.3 m
6 s
2.6 m
22h
264° W
1 kts
max 1 kts
95%
25° C
1005 hpa
71° ENE
0.3 m
6 s
21:01
2.2 m

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